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was a
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located in Asakura District,
Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated
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of 12,746 and a
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of 587.10 persons per km². The total area was 21.71 km². On March 22, 2005, Miwa, along with the town of Yasu (also from Asakura District), was merged to create the town of Chikuzen.


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Chikuzen official website
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Japan {{Fukuoka-geo-stub